United States Sixth Circuit

Prison officials who cut prisoner's hair and beard in 1996 in violation of prisoner's religious beliefs, but pursuant to prison policy, are entitled to qualified immunity from money damages under 42 USC 1983, but prisoner's constitutional challenge to the grooming regulation required further investigation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/16/2000
• Decided 02/22/2001
• Published 02/22/2001

Judges

• Before NELSON and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  WILHOIT, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Todd R. Marti (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, Marianne Pressman, Office of the Attorney General, Federal Litigation Section, Cincinnati, OH, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. O'Hara (argued and briefed), O'Hara, Ruberg, Taylor, Sloan & Sergent, Covington, KY, for Appellee.